Button



Feb. 23 1926. 1,573,860

F.G.PUNTON BUTTQN Filed OGv 22, 1924 3 10 14 13 Invenor:

Ernest GJlr/infon,

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Patented eb. 23, 1926.

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FVDRREST. G. PURINTGN, OF VTATERBJRY, CGNNEGTICT, ASSIGNOR T0 THE PATENTBUTTON coin-Pans', 'or Wassenaar,

NECTCUT.

CCNNECTICUT, A' CORPORATION OF CON- BUTTON.

Appleation led October 22, 1924. Serial No. 745,153.

To all whom it may concern.'

`Be itf known that LFoinissT GfPURiNfroiY, a` citizen `of the UnitedStates of America, residing at ilaterbui-y, inV the county of New Havenand State of Connecticut, lhave invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Buttons, ot which the Jfollowing is a specification.

`ltlyfinvention relates to new and useful improvements in buttons and`moreparticularly' toa button that is made ot metal such as aluminumorzinc, and in its broadest aspect is of the same general type as thebutton showin in a previous application filed by me in the United StatesPatent-Qiice on April ll, 1923, and bearing` SerialNumber caisse.

One of the objects of thev present invention is to provide a button ofthe character described which will be neat and attractive in appearance,rugged in constructie-n and so designed that itmay be manufactured inlarge quantities at an exceedingly low cost.

Ihave found that it is desirable to so ar range the eye shank that itwillassume a delinite position when `being fed through the automaticmachine, and will assume also ay definite position when being insertedin the head or body of the button. In the present invention this isobtained by tirst securing the eye shank to a disc or shell or whatmight be termed a sub-base, the subbase not only providing` a more rigidconstruction when the button is assembled` but also holding the eyeshanl in the desired position as the plunger oi the machine swedges themetal of the button about t-he baie.

In the fermer application above referred to, it was necessary for thesweco'ing tool to engage the eye and should the eye be slightly out ofalignment, the anchorage might not be all that is desired. By thepresent arrangement, however, the tool that is used to force thealuminum or Zinc of the butt-on over the edge of the shell or sub-base,may have a` clearance hole in the middle thereof large enough to readilyclear the sides ot the wire eye, thus allowing more lee way in theaccommodation of the eye to the swedging tool.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnew and novel constructio-ns and combination of parts as the head.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the parts assembled.

VFig. 3 is also a similar view, and showing the metal ol" the headswedged about the suhbase.

Figa is a. perspective of the button,

Figp is a bottom plan view.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view oi" a slightly modified form, and

Figarin `is a similar view oi? a still l'urthcr inodication.

Referring now to the preferred form, 'the head l of the button is formedson'lewhat similarly to that shown in `myfornier construction, wherein arod or wire (not shown) is cut. tofrom a slug, or rod-lilre `blank andthen subjectedv` to suitable dies in a heading machine, andpreLsed tothe desired shape, as shown inliig. l. lt will be seen that this head ispreferably curvi-orm as at 2, a central hub 3 being provided which isrecessed or hollowcd out as at i, the rim cvte ding outwardly as at 5,and merg with the hub as at (S. By pressing the hu ton head into thisshape, the upper portion of the hub is in the forni ot' a rim which isto be swedgcd, as will he shortly described.

lt will he understood that the top ot 'the button might he a planesuriace rather than that Shown, but the slightly curved outer Yfacepreents a. near and pleasing lorm ol' button.

Referring now to what l terni the sub-base T, it will be seen that itconsists of a met-ai shell or disc substantially heinisphericall \v inshape, while forced centrally through the top thereof is the eve shank 8having its ends bent or crimped against the top of the shell to thusform a tight and rigid construction between these two elements. Thediameter ot this shell is slightly less than the recessed portion iformed in the head of the button so that the sub-base, during itsassembly in the machine. may slide or drop within this pocket, the shellmeanwhile supportino the eye shank intits proper position. The depth ofthe shell is slightly. greater than the depth of the recess i as will beapparent 'from the several figures. After the shell has dropped into itsposition, the metal rim is properly swedged by the plunger (not shown)to tightly anchor the shell in position, as may be ciearly seen in Fig.3.

- ln the modified form, as in Figz, a soit metal head 9 lis shown inwhich there is ormed a slight central aperture l() and placed therein isthe shell or sah-base ll, in which there has been formerly securedV theeye shank l2. The metal around the aperture l0 will then beswedged;inwardly to tightly grasp or anchor the shell ll and its eye 12,in position.

ln a like manner, the modiiied' form shown in Fig. 7 illustrates abutton heed 13 of soft metal and instead of havinga central aperture orcnt-ont portion in which.y the subb'ase fits, there is shown an annulargroove, recess or depression lei in which will tit the Vedge of theshell or sah-lease, thelatter ot course provided with the eye shank 16.n this orm'also, the metal about the edge ot' the recess or groove willbe swedged in- .wardly to tightly anchor a shell or enh-base l5 withinthe button head.

From the foregoing it will he seen that I have provided a button whereinthe head is preferablymade of sott metal which permits advertising orother insignia to he pressed on the face thereof, and at the same timeprovides a button that is neatin appearance and easily assembled.Furthermore, the preliminary attaching of the eye shank to the sub-baseor shell not only makes it possible to make aV rigid form of button,lont allows the button to be made at a maximum speed inasmuch as theplunger may work on the shell with the eye shank in its proper positionrather than have the plunger descend upon a shank that is not in itsproper position 'Y l am aware that it is old in the art to provide asoftmetal button and to swedge the same about the lower ends of the eyeshank, and do not claim this invention broadly as shown, but what l doclaim and desire to secure by Letters `atent is fr button comprising ametal head, said head prov'ided with a central hub of greater thicknessthan-the ymean thickness oi' the head, said huh havingl a recess portionthus sroviding an ui standingrini, a sub-base formed oi a metal disc,cup-shaped in cross sectionv and itsexposed surface being curvedthroughout,V said sub-base being fitted with- .in the recess portion andthe peripheral edge ci its downwardly extending,` walls contacting withthe bottoni of the said recess portion, an ey-elet secured in saidVsub-oase and the metal rire swedged to anchor the said base within saidbutton and the rim when swcdged extending in a plane ahove the surfaceor the. button and substantially `in the .ame plane as the curved uppersurface ot' the sub-hase, the swedged rim and the upper surface of thesub-base providing a space between the button head and the material towhich it is to be fastened.

In testimony whereof l ailix my'signature. l v

FORRESTv Gr. PURINTON.

